Monday, October 6, 2014

Some Fall Opportunities for Grads and Postdocs

ACS Program-in-a-Box
ACS Webinars announces its fifth “Program-in-a-Box,” an
entire program and materials inside, you guessed it, a box!This is a simple and cost-effective way to
reach younger members, raise visibility of ACS to new students, provide a
valuable local networking opportunity, and energize your local section/chapter
volunteers.ACS Webinars conducts the
program and provides the material and in exchange for an end-to-end event,
volunteers invite attendees, distribute provided materials and host the
program. Join other groups of students and volunteers in a learning
experience. Through the interactivity of the webinar
format, comments are exchanged from around the world.And this year’s fall event “Speaking Simply -
Communicating Your Science,” will kick start students with new skills helping
them prepare for presentations, networking, interviewing, and more. Register today to
participate at http://acswebinars.org/pib

National Science Foundation: Graduate
Research Fellowship Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering their 2015 Graduate Research
Fellowship Program (GRFP) to provide support for graduate students in
NSF-supported disciplines. 2,000 fellowship offers were made last year for this
program, and application is open to all masters and doctoral degree students
enrolled U.S. academic institutions who are involved in relevant research
programs. Application Deadlines: occur between October 29 and November 3, 2014. Please check for the deadline
for any award that is of interest to you.

ACS
Younger Chemist Committee (YCC) Leadership Development AwardEach year, the
YCC organizes a Leadership Development Workshop that is geared toward younger
chemists and held in conjunction with the ACS Annual Leaders’ Conference as
part of the ACS
Leadership Development system. The Leadership Development Workshop is
designed to help young chemists develop into highly skilled leaders in the
Society and in their chosen profession. The award covers the registration fee,
transportation, lodging, and meals associated with attending the Young Chemist
Leadership Development Workshop.Applications
for the award will be accepted between August 1 and November 1. All application
material must be received by November 1 for consideration.

ACS
Harry Gray Award for Creative Work in Inorganic Chemistry by a Young
Investigator: To
recognize creative and impactful work by a young investigator in a forefront
area of inorganic chemistry, broadly defined.The award consists of $5,000 and a
certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award
will be presented will be reimbursed. The award will be granted to an
individual who has had less than ten years of experience since her or his
terminal degree. The nominee must have demonstrated innovative research in
inorganic chemistry (broadly defined), which may include interdisciplinary or
multidisciplinary work. Special consideration will be given to the creativity
and the actual or potential impact of the research. The award will be granted
regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender
expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational
background. Deadline: November 1
(biennial review)

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